SO .........the transfer of my new property ain't what it seemed

[Humberto]

What do you mean when you say you "halted the current house"?

Surely your offer to purchase is binding?

 

[Seriously]

What do you mean when you say you "halted the current house"?

Surely your offer to purchase is binding?

Surely there are clauses to protect the buyer in case thing sour like in this particular case.

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

Surely there are clauses to protect the buyer in case thing sour like in this particular case.

Doubt that. Once the transfer is through it's through. Going to be very difficult for her to prove the deceased knew about a crack or any other structural damage. Besides it will take months.

If the transfer hasn't gone through yet, sure she can get out of it.

Also, a 3rd party company damaging the house by fumigating it doing any other work has nothing to do with the sale, or offer to purchase.

If you have a few bucks on the side, always get a structural engineer to check out the house you want to buy. Besides, if it's a vertical crack, if you can't shake hands through it there is nothing to worry about

 

[Celine]

something wrong with the forum here. can't post with quote button.

i am still buying the house. i think when i say "stopping" the process maybe a bit wrong. maybe the word "pause" is better.

now the man who was living there had moved into an old age home months before he passed on and the house was being shown by the estate agent. so she wouldn't have known what problems there were if there were any.

we only viewed the house once and when you go see a property you don't really get to see the whole thing properly until you get in.

but i have confidence that this will be sorted out by whoever. it's just going to take a looooooooooooooong time.

blogbytes just said what i was told yesterday by someone who checked the crack. i have to get a structural engineer to give his opinion on how this will have to be fixed. this crack can't just be fixed with pratley's putty it's massive. it's the joining wall that's moving away and it goes right through to the other bedroom.

 

[Seriously]

Doubt that. Once the transfer is through it's through. Going to be very difficult for her to prove the deceased knew about a crack or any other structural damage. Besides it will take months.

If the transfer hasn't gone through yet, sure she can get out of it.

Also, a 3rd party company damaging the house by fumigating it doing any other work has nothing to do with the sale, or offer to purchase.

If you have a few bucks on the side, always get a structural engineer to check out the house you want to buy. Besides, if it's a vertical crack, if you can't shake hands through it there is nothing to worry about

There is no transfer as they cannot find the deed, seems like there are many deed holders.

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

blogbytes just said what i was told yesterday by someone who checked the crack. i have to get a structural engineer to give his opinion on how this will have to be fixed. this crack can't just be fixed with pratley's putty it's massive. it's the joining wall that's moving away and it goes right through to the other bedroom.

Can you upload a pic of the crack?

Normally you don't have to worry too much about vertical cracks, but in your case it seems like a bigger issue. For your sake I hope it's not a supportive wall, if it is, it can be a problem.

Try and find out if they build onto the house in last few years and if the plans are available.

But try to get some input from a structural engineer. All thought they can be pricey, else try to get hold of an experienced builder, in most cases they know more anyway

 

[Claymore]

Can you please elaborate? I am in the process of selling my house.

Similar for me; third attempt was successful. In the first two cases, each of my buyers "sold" their houses, but their buyers were unsuccessful at qualifying for bonds, so the deals fell through.